I have done brake jobs on multiple other vehicles, and I did watch a couple videos before attempting this, but apparently the videos I watched missed the part about putting the car into maintenance/service mode before attempting to do the rear brakes, or maybe I was looking at earlier models and didn't realize it?
After doing the front brakes without issue, I had the car on jackstands, took off one of the tires/calipers, and started to turn the calipers to push them back in, but then decided to double check this process and make sure turning was correct. I turned it maybe... 1/12th of a turn? Maybe not even that much. After googling again, I saw that you push it in rather than turn, and I saw the information about putting it into maintenance mode to disengage the emergency parking brake (EPB).
I put it into maintenance mode, but somehow also engaged the EPB at the same time? It was in maintenance mode with the (P!) symbol, but the EPB was now on, too? It fully pushed out the piston in the caliper and was not budging back in. After messing with the EPB and maintenance mode more, it looks like the piston fully pushed out! It is now kind of loose, and is not easily going back in. Also, I'm getting all kinds of warnings and lights on the panel when the car is on.
Did I just screw my caliper, and now I need to replace it? If so, any ideas on where to get one of those on a Sunday and a guide to replace it? Haha, oh boy... thanks in advance for any help you can provide!
After doing the front brakes without issue, I had the car on jackstands, took off one of the tires/calipers, and started to turn the calipers to push them back in, but then decided to double check this process and make sure turning was correct. I turned it maybe... 1/12th of a turn? Maybe not even that much. After googling again, I saw that you push it in rather than turn, and I saw the information about putting it into maintenance mode to disengage the emergency parking brake (EPB).
I put it into maintenance mode, but somehow also engaged the EPB at the same time? It was in maintenance mode with the (P!) symbol, but the EPB was now on, too? It fully pushed out the piston in the caliper and was not budging back in. After messing with the EPB and maintenance mode more, it looks like the piston fully pushed out! It is now kind of loose, and is not easily going back in. Also, I'm getting all kinds of warnings and lights on the panel when the car is on.
Did I just screw my caliper, and now I need to replace it? If so, any ideas on where to get one of those on a Sunday and a guide to replace it? Haha, oh boy... thanks in advance for any help you can provide!